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A few terms
A few terms | Bhumi | 12/12/17 05:33 |
RE: A few terms | Chris M | 12/12/17 07:32 |
RE: A few terms | seth tapper | 12/12/17 08:22 |
Bhumi, modificat fa 6 anys at 12/12/17 05:33
Created 6 anys ago at 12/12/17 05:33
A few terms
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How would you guys from a vipassana or experiential perspective define these two buddhist terms: ignorance (avijja or avidya) and sense of identity (sakkaya-ditthi)?
Chris M, modificat fa 6 anys at 12/12/17 07:32
Created 6 anys ago at 12/12/17 07:31
RE: A few terms
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My two cents:
Ignorance = the inability to see the dualities inherent in moment to moment existence - or - not knowing that what we experience is made by mind to seem like there is a "self" and an "other"
Sense of Identity = a mind-created, impermanent illusion or duality that presents itself as I/me/mine - or - the mind created sense of a subject (self) against which objects (other) can be viewed and compared. Humans tend to believe the "self" is permanent.
The sense of idenity is a product of ignorance.
JMHO
Ignorance = the inability to see the dualities inherent in moment to moment existence - or - not knowing that what we experience is made by mind to seem like there is a "self" and an "other"
Sense of Identity = a mind-created, impermanent illusion or duality that presents itself as I/me/mine - or - the mind created sense of a subject (self) against which objects (other) can be viewed and compared. Humans tend to believe the "self" is permanent.
The sense of idenity is a product of ignorance.
JMHO
seth tapper, modificat fa 6 anys at 12/12/17 08:22
Created 6 anys ago at 12/12/17 08:22
RE: A few terms
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In my mind, the sense of identity can always be tracked back to a feeling of responsibility. The feeling of responsibility can always be tracked back to muscle tension in the physical body.